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*From Around ýieRegion (continued from page 5) More hope for a Port Hope NHL team Counc. Ron Smith of Port Hope counicil has met with a possible backer for is proposed Port Hope NHL hockey club. The local count- cillor had two major obstacles, a $50 million entry fee and a 18,000 seinaarnLi. Smith said the backer is op- tomistic and in February more will be known from the NHL as to their expansion plans. Agreement signed for take over of 650 acres Po rt Hope and Hope Township have signed an agreement tor thie annexation of 650 acres of Hope Township lands to Port Hope in'tl-e west sector from Port Hope._ Port Hope expects the lands to be developed for residential purposes and other purposes. The Mayor of Port Hope states, "People just won't believe what is comning to this area. Plans to spend over $324. inillion over next five years The Durham Board of Education has plans to spend over $324 million over the next five years for new schools to accommodate 'studenit enrolment in Whitby, Ajax, Scugog and Pickering. Enrolment has drop- ped in Oshawa proper. The use of portables have in- creased from 50 in 1982 to over 400 in 1989. Cameco, Port Hope, to close for four months Cameco operations, Port Hop-e and in Blind iver, wijll bç closed for a four mionths period this sumn- mer rather thian, the usuial One month period for hiolidays in July. The layoff wil egini in July with a recaîl in October to prepare for a mid-month start-up. Uranium prices hv dropped to 25 percent of the peak price sone ten years ago. Hamilton approves retirement project Hamilton Town s hip has given ap- proval to a retiremient communitv of 284 units on the south shores of Rice Lake. Phase One of the plan could start within a year if ail approval and conditions of approvals are met. Assured of environmental hearing Jim Richards, head of the Oshawa Second Marsh Defense Association states he has been assured by both the Oshawa port officiais and Environmient Canada that an environmental hearing wîll be held prior to any approval of ce- rnent storage domes next to the Se- cond Marsh at Oshiawa Harbour. 1 Richards has ýstated that the d ust from the operation could 'seriously damage the environment of the Se- cond Marsh. Trentway-Wagar ready to take Up the slack Trentway-Wagar Bus Lines, Peterborough, is ready to take up the slack with the close-out of the VIA rail service bewteen Peter- borough and Toronto as well asfor those in 'the Port Hope and Cobourg areas. Trentway plans a run from Peter- borough through to the GO station ý, Whitby using Highways 115 and il. The firm also plans runs from TAL]ES TOLD TWICE Jannary 1942 Orono Park Board holds annual meeting showing a bank balance of $206.31. C. T. Miller, C. B. Tyrreli, Mrs. Roy elected to fi vacancies. Plan to hold a Donnybrook Fair to raise money. Orono Police Trustees announce sidewalks must be shovelled within five hours of a snowfall. Sgt. Robert Keene given send off party by friends with Shirley Porter reading the address. Survey shows longlife not at- tributed to sleeping with open win- dows in winter. Mr. Hughison, 95; Ed. Davey, near 100 and Orme Camsby, 75, ail sleep with window closed. Ministry of Revenue January 1957 Orono rink to open for skating, Figure skating and Hockey. Hydro St. Lawrence project covers 20,000 acres and affected 6500 people. Project haif comn- pleted. Orono High School trounces Oshawa Cadets 94-14. Neil Bar- rabaîl scores 12 baskets, Paul McMackin, 10, David Steefkirk 8 and Fric Carleton 6. Xmas tree industry a $8 million industry. Wilf Richardson, Pon- typool one of the largest growers., Number One tree $1.75 at the tree farm gate. Orono group approves design of Remo Mancini Minister Ontario Orono Cenotaph, (now standing). Designed by Les McGee and to cost $750.00. Janiury 1969 H. E., Milîson takes over Fred Lycett Insurance A gency and to be known as Milîson Insurance. Reeve Roy Foster of Clarke Township to seek wardenshiip of lJnited Couinties. Doug Moffatt writes letter with concern over Toronto going ahead with Lakeshore Raceway. Moffat asked wh0at would happen to Mosport. numbers listed below: 0 Metro Toronto e Ail other areas *French language enquiries *Telephone device for the deaf January 1979 Sam Bentham, Ed Cowling, Marilyn Major received watches from Curvply as ten year empioyees., Orono Junior Gardeners send Christmias tray decorations to Bowmanville Hosffital for 100 pa- tients. Kevin Scott displays the small ornaments. Harry Irwin, R.R. 2 Orono, heads up battle to Orono telephone exchange to be able, to cal Bowmanville and Oshawa without a long distance charge. GIad Gamsby, Aima Watson on- ly Orono winners of Oddfellows ten turkey draw. Other area winners in- cluded Bert Trim, Newtonville and John Graham of Newcastle, Ivan Bail of Bowmanville. 'EMPLOYER HEALTH TAX 965-8470 1-800-263-7965 1-800-668-5821 1-800-263-7776 ~i~\2~g~ ~J$~\~ 5 Effective Januairy, 1990, the new EMPLOYER HEALTH TAX (EHT) replaces Ontario fHealth Insurance Plan (OHIP) premiums. Ail employers with permanent establishments in Ontario will be required to pay the tax through monthly or quarterly instalments based on total calendar year gross payroll. THE ONTARIO MINIST1 Y 0F. REVENUE which is responsible for administering this* new tax, mailed, INFORMATION KITS to Ontario employers in November, 1989. If you are an employer in'Ontario and have not yet received an INFORMATION KIT, please eaul the Ministry, tôll-free, at the Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, January 3, 1990.7